Show I Alex May Pitch Cards to Flag I r I is 0 I I I r 3 I I t r ri i t r rV V ti 3 M j i Grover Cleveland Alexander St LouiS Cardinals Newly Acquired Ace Aco i I There are arc wise baseball persons who profess to bell believe eye that Grover e Cleve- Cleveland I Cleve-I Ilan land Alexander Is destined to pitch the the Cardinals to the first St SL Louis Louisi Louisj j pennant In modern baseball writes Harry Nelly In ID the Chicago American They advance sound reasons for this assumption nn and In a considerable de- de degree degree de degree gree they hey appear to be correct i In any event ent the acquisition of ot Al AI i Al-i gives gl the Cardinals a chance they did not theretofore possess al- al albeIt belt nl-belt belt beIt the National league Is passing through the race In many ninny a year Before Alexander went to the Cardi Corell- Cardinals Cardinals nals that team was shy of pitchers It ItIs Itis ItIs Is a n run run making outfit outfit but often otten found itself without a proper person to prevent prevent pre- pre prevent vent the other side from scoring fre tre- frequently frequently Vie Vic Keen who figured In a 0 trade with the Cubs Culls helped mate mate- materIally materially materially He was exchanged ed for a n short short- shortstop shortstop stop short stop the Cardinals dl did not need It If Alexander Is not employed too I often otten say soy If It he works only once In five fi days daya 8 he will be very hard to beat The summary manner In which he was dismissed from the North side dull club must roust have ha been lIeen a serious blow to hIs Ills pride lIe He had hod been honored only recently by the fans In signal manner monner The fans are Inclined to complain com com- complain complain plain ot of o his passing saying the dis dis- dismissal dismissal missal might have been accomplished In a more diplomatic manner monner It Is la a matter of ot fact that this sentiment Is Ismore ismore Ismore more than murmured In many mony public places In Chicago This la is a matter entirely between the Chicago National laI league ball club and rind Its patrons and isn Is Isn n a subject upon which this thia writer cares neither to dwell nor comment But ut sufficiently piqued 0 O 0 0 Alex Alex- Alexander Alexander ander Is likely to follow the scriptural admonition Gird up thy loins and go to work Nothing Inspires one so much as ns a desire to convince others they were In error In handing out a severe ere Jolt It works In many walks ot of life Ufe other than thon professional base bose- baseball baseball ball |